What are the names of the two stars in the Big Dipper used to locate Polaris?
Correct answer: B. The Pointer Stars
- A. The North Seekers
- B. The Pointer Stars
- C. The Pointer Sisters
- D. None of these
Explanation
The two stars at the outer edge of the Big Dipper’s bowl are called the Pointer Stars because a line through them points toward Polaris. The other names are not standard astronomical terms.
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